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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
The next 2-4 years are what matters.
This group might actually get it done in that time frame - if they don’t, they certainly won’t when Huberdeau is 34 and Kadri is 38.
Huberdeau and Weegar’s combined cap hit is $9.15M - that’s $600k less than Gaudreau on his own.
The league is fairly wide open this year - nobody except Boston is having a gang busters season, and everyone that’s teetering on the edge would rather sell for a better shot at a higher pick.
The Flames aren’t selling. And if they’re not selling, they better be buying. That’s the position they’ve put themselves in.
It makes no sense to do everything they did this summer and not swing for the fences with a deadline acquisition on the level of Patrick Kane (who I do despise as a person).
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I don’t agree with this at all. Teams who make the splashiest acquisition at the deadline rarely if ever win the cup. I don’t think this team has done anything even remotely close to showing they are worth mortgaging more of the future for. While this team didn’t have a lot of picks last year they still have a very solid prospect base where we currently have 2 former 1st rounders near the top of the AHL in scoring and a young goalie well on his way to a second straight goalie of the year award. I am not 100% convinced this team is destined to bottom out soon. Changes can happen as we saw last year where teams can be remade but in order to continue to build and be competitive they should keep and develop the players they have. If this draft is as deep as they are saying we might be able to get a very solid prospect anywhere we draft in round 1.
If the Flames are the best team in the league between now and the deadline I am more inclined to buy but the group doesn’t look like a top contender right now. Patrick Kane likely costs Coronato+1st (similar to the Tippett+1st price for Giroux). It would be different if the team could keep the rental they acquire but they won’t have that ability due to the cap